“I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal space”

“Eleanor's voice was below zero. 'My finest horse to whichever faerie in this room brings me that woman's left eye.'My thoughts exactly.”

“Suddenly, Shelby started, at the same time that we heard Cole's voice across the backyard: "Clear off, you psychotic bitch!"She slid off into the darkness as the back door slammed."Thanks, Cole," I said. "That was incredibly subtle.""That," replied Cole, "is one of my finest traits.”

“...and we sat like that, one creature in two bodies, for a long time, until I forgot what I'd been upset about and I was myself again.”

“Cole says "I never believed in love, not really, just thought it was something James Bond made up a long time ago to get laid”

“I don't think I ever believed in love, not really. Just though it was something James Bond made up, a long time ago, to get laid.”

“It seemed like the best weapons in my life had always been the most innocuous: empty plastic bins, a blank CD, an unmarked syringe, my smile in a dark room.”